New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-17
THE STATEN ISLAND SEASON.
Mr.. wIMANs PLANS FOR THE SUMMER.
AMPLE MEANS OF RAPID COMMUNICATIONS WITH
THE CITY

AMPLE MEANS OF RAPID COMMUNICATIONS WITH
THE CITY.
Erastus wimans busy day was drawing to close ~
reporter Of The TRIBUNE dropped into his ONCE yester
day to inquire about the latest developments In rapid
transit The desk was closed with bang and happy
sms the enterpsing Canadian lifted up his feet and
revolved In his chair time two Then he clapped
his hands and received his eye and sighed
out: "The dream Of my life is accomplished" After
pause he added Yes, the dream Of my Life for the Last
six years. so far as Staten Island concerned for
the first time being in measure fulfilled" While no
enthusiastically describing what enterprise had done
for Staten Island and filling in with roseate hues sketch
of its future prosperity there fell from Of the adacens
desks large piece Of cardboard, which care
fully drawn the words, Aene Meme, teei upharsia"
Has this any relation to your scheme ~ asked the re-
porter
Yes" he laughed, "but II Ia not the kind of handwt
ing on the wall which disturbed the ambitious thoughts
Of King Belshazzar At st. George this simmer we are
going to have spectacular piece similar to those Paine
has been giving at Manhattan Beach It win represent
the fall OF Babylon and that sketch Of the handwriting
which will appear the wall In electric light The ht-
tngs for those letters cost $780, 1t will require stage
400 feet long, and this Alone with the electric light
ting. will cost $4,000 have just this moment signed
the contract fer It,
But as to Staten Island generally. There are four
great factors at work which Of tho utmost sg.
nicance The first is the commencement Of the Arthur
XIII Bridge The timbers called for the 23d Of
this month, the money for It is in the hands of trust
Company all the necessary legislation has been obtained
the necessary land purchased and the bridge will DO
only six hundred feet long ought to be completed In
from six to nine months This will make Staten Island
part Of the United States at last and render available for
trains bearing western produce ten miles OF the best
water front In the harbor ofNew-York
"The second great factor the extension Of the rail-
road both to meet this bridge, all the way along tho
tn a md fha sffI
further extension Of the south beach road This win open
up q large region Of the hitherto inaccessible
chased seventyve acres Of land which by this new ROAD
will be within thirty minutes Of NewYork and w. W.
The third factor is the building Of three new steel
ferryboats which are now under way at tho Columbia
Iron Works Baltimore. They win be three-decked end
will have compound engines that will make WALKING
unoDstructed for those who wish to enjoy the ocean
boats sufcently ample for ten.minute service the
traffic justhes it
In addition to the ferryboas other steam boats will be
chartered to carry the pleasure seekers At St Georges
their against the Association baseball clubs and In
the evening there will be- as said the Fall OF Babylon
psugh will have Roman hppodrome. with arena
third OF mile long. and then there will be his geological
Now, we have GOAT every twenty minutes to Staten
Island and this makes the service more frequent moro
place at the same distance the city NewJersey
the North River on Long Island The fare by boat
reduced seven cents for commuters and this price
should be extraordinary achievement for combine
monthly increase " from eight to twenty per cent Tho
fact shown in the building activity on the island Over
fifteen hundred houses have been erected since January
1885, and hedemand for houses so great thatthe
house agents are utterly unable to meet It Some
OF small houses Is necessity and think we have one
1t will probably include novel feature OF lie insurance
$500 could be paid for $500 down and $500 year